Updated: 2021-10-11 11:53:57
This webpage/report is intended to aggregate information from different agencies (i.e. USACE, SFWMD, FWC, USGS and NOAA) into one spot to help inform local government agencies and stakeholders on conditions within Lake Okeechobee, the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary and Coastal southwest Florida. The data provided here should be considered preliminary and are subject to change.
Daily discharge volume in Acre-Feet per day for the last 14-days. Data Source: USACE | |||||||||||||||
Date | S77 | S78 | S79 | S310 | S351 | S352 | S354 | L8 | S308 | S80 | NthLake 1 | WCA1 | WCA2 | WCA3 | ENP |
10-10 | 0 | 7904 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -994 | 0 | 1408 | 7688 | 2158 | 1892 | 2884 | ||
10-09 | 0 | 6032 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -422 | 0 | 1749 | 7400 | 1567 | 547 | 3705 | ||
10-08 | 0 | 4085 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -30 | 0 | 762 | 7137 | 230 | 300 | 2291 | 2,973.2215 | |
10-07 | 0 | 2979 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 30 | 6430 | 333 | 260 | 2789 | 2,889.9158 | |
10-06 | 0 | 3101 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 7204 | 190 | 301 | 3122 | 3,080.3289 | |
10-05 | 0 | 1805 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 15 | 7718 | 133 | 520 | 3003 | 2,074.7096 | |
10-04 | 0 | 4302 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 222 | 8733 | 284 | 869 | 2870 | 1,797.0238 | |
10-03 | 0 | 3384 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 9334 | 133 | 1176 | 3090 | 2,072.7261 | |
10-02 | 0 | 5452 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -121 | 0 | 367 | 10725 | 301 | 2045 | 2592 | 0.0000 | |
10-01 | 0 | 3307 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -87 | 0 | 34 | 10951 | 420 | 2596 | 2174 | 1,140.4952 | |
09-30 | 0 | 6109 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 222 | 12674 | 323 | 2793 | 2707 | 2,891.8993 | |
09-29 | 0 | 3972 | 9384 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -196 | 0 | 650 | 14180 | 668 | 3435 | 3586 | 2,977.1885 |
09-28 | 0 | 3922 | 9927 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -369 | 0 | 662 | 17433 | 1390 | 4518 | 4056 | 965.9499 |
09-27 | 0 | 4523 | 13086 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -341 | 0 | 580 | 20009 | 2450 | 5921 | 4185 | 1,273.3877 |
1Includes discharges from Fisheating Creek, S71, S72, S84, S84X, S65E, and S65EX1 | |||||||||||||||
Average and total net discharge volume in Acre-Feet per day for the last 7-days. Data Source: USACE | |||||||||||||||
Statistic | S77 | S78 | S79 | S310 | S351 | S352 | S354 | L8 | S308 | S80 | NthLake | WCA1 | WCA2 | WCA3 | ENP |
Average | 0 | 4315 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -204 | 0 | 603 | 7473 | 699 | 670 | 2952 | 2,563.04 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 30208 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1428 | 0 | 4220 | 52310 | 4895 | 4689 | 20664 | 12,815.20 |
Average and total net discharge volume in Acre-Feet per day for the last 14-days. Data Source: USACE | |||||||||||||||
Statistic | S77 | S78 | S79 | S310 | S351 | S352 | S354 | L8 | S308 | S80 | NthLake | WCA1 | WCA2 | WCA3 | ENP |
Average | 0 | 4139 | 5776 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -181 | 0 | 500 | 10544 | 756 | 1941 | 3075 | 2,011.404 |
Total | 0 | 12417 | 80857 | 437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2541 | 0 | 6995 | 147616 | 10582 | 27174 | 43055 | 24,136.846 |
Lake Flows: In the past 7 days the total outflow from Lake Okeechobee was 169 AF with 0 AF to the Caloosahatchee through S-77, 137 AF through S-310 in Clewiston, and 0 AF to the EAA through S-351, S-352, and S-354. The total net inflow to the Lake was 53,770 AF (52,310 AF from Fisheating Creek, S-71, S-72,S-84s, S-65EX, and S-65EX1) with a total backflow volume of 1,460 AF from C10A. Water conservation areas received flows of 4,895 AF, 4,689 AF, and 20,664 AF at WCA1, WCA2, and WCA3, respectively. Everglades National Park received 12,815 AF.
Lake Okeechobee Level: 15.83 ft (Operational Management Band)
Lake Okeechobee Inflow: 5368 cfs
Last Week: 15.59 ft
Lake Okeechobee Outflow: No cfs
Weekly Rainfall Total:
WP Franklin 0.74"
Ortona ≥ 0.00"
Moore Haven ≥ 0.98"
Stage and recession rates this time for the current and last three water years | ||||
Date | Water Year | Stage | 7-Day Recession Rate | 30-Day Recession Rate |
10-10 | 2019 | 14.22 | -0.20 | -0.49 |
10-10 | 2020 | 13.53 | 0.04 | -0.40 |
10-10 | 2021 | 16.09 | 0.46 | 1.35 |
10-10 | 2022 | 15.83 A | 0.24 | 1.01 |
A Value provided by SFWMD DBKEY:N3466 | ||||
B -0.5 ft 30-d⁻¹ maximum 30-day Recession Rate for HAB Deviation | ||||
Weekly (10/04 - 10/10) rainfall totals along the Caloosahatchee River | |
Mointoring Location 1 | Weekly |
S79 (WP Franklin) | 0.8 |
S78 (Ortona) | 1.7 |
S77 (Moore Haven) | 1.8 |
1 Data Source: SFWMD DBHYDRO (DBKEYS 16414,15495,16415) and USACE reports | |
2 Based on data from 10/04/2021 - 10/10/2021 | |
Weekly mean water quality sonde Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin concentration at monitoring locations across Lake Okeechobee | ||||
Site | 7-day Mean | 7-day Mean | Green Algal | Blue-green Algae |
L001 | 36 | 79 | Warning | High Concern |
L005 | 51 | 76 | High Concern | High Concern |
L006 | 20 | 101 | Warning | High Concern |
LZ40 | 380 | 78 | High Concern | High Concern |
POLESOUT1 | 104 | 73 | High Concern | High Concern |
POLESOUT3 | 71 | 62 | High Concern | High Concern |
1 Based on data from 10/05/2021 - 10/11/2021 | ||||
2 Chlorophyll Categories: | ||||
3 Phycocyanin Categories: | ||||
Cyanobacteria Index for Lake Okeechobee for 2021-10-10 (Data Source: NOAA NCCOS)
Chlorophyll fluorescence for coastal southwest Florida for 2021-10-10 (Data Source: NOAA NCCOS)
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